Gyle 174 – West Coast IPA

Re-brew of Gyle 173. Slightly less base malt to reduce the ABV. Light crystal swapped out for Simpson’s T50 but the quantity kept the same. Slightly more citra in the dry hop.

MALT:

Crisp Extra Pale Maris Otter (EBC 3) – 4000g

Simpsons Crystal T50 (EBC 140) – 200g

Dextrin Malt – 150g

HOPS:

Warrior – 30g / 60 minutes

Centennial – 20g / 30 minutes

Simcoe – 20g / 30 minutes

Chinook – 20g / 30 minutes

Simcoe – 40g / 5 minutes

Chinook – 40g / 5 minutes

Centennial – 20g per keg / Dry hop

Amarillo – 10g per keg / Dry hop

Citra – 20g per keg / Dry hop

IBU:

TARGET VOLUME: 15 litres

STRIKE VOLUME: 24.5 litres @ 68.8°C

SPARGE VOLUME: None

FERMENTER VOLUME:  litres

PACKAGED VOLUME: 2x 6.5 litre kegs

ADJUNCTS: 1x Protaloc tablet

MASH: 67°C / 60 minutes

BOIL: 60 minutes

YEAST: 1x CML Five

FERMENTER TEMP: Ambient 21°C pressure fermented

OG: 1.060

FG: 1.011

ABV: 6.4%

CARBONATION: 2.0 units

INGREDIENT COST: £

BOTTLE COST: p

CONDITIONING TIME:

BREWING NOTES: Massive issues transferring from fermenter keg to serving keg. Had to take 5mm off the dip tube. Almost perfect ABV.

IMPROVEMENTS: Try additional hops in the whirlpool.